The Alder Mine is a gold, copper, and zinc mine located in Okanogan county, Washington at an elevation of 3,599 feet.
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All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Elevation: 3,599 Feet (1,097 Meters)
Commodity: Gold, Copper, Zinc
Lat, Long: 48.32222, -120.15806
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Alder Mine MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Alder Mine
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Primary: Copper
Primary: Zinc
Secondary: Silver
Location
State: Washington
County: Okanogan
District: Twisp District
Land Status
Land ownership: National Forest
Note: the land ownership field only identifies whether the area the mine is in is generally on public lands like Forest Service or BLM land, or if it is in an area that is generally private property. It does not definitively identify property status, nor does it indicate claim status or whether an area is open to prospecting. Always respect private property.
Administrative Organization: In Okanogan National Forest
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Type: Surface
Ownership
Owner Name: Ecm Inc.
Years: 1990 -
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Past Producer
Operation Type: Unknown
Year First Production: 1939
Discovery Year: 1896
Discovery Method: Ore-Mineral In Place
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Deposit Size: M
Physiography
General Physiographic Area: Pacific Mountain System
Physiographic Province: Cascade-Sierra Mountains
Physiographic Section: Northern Cascade Mountains
Mineral Deposit Model
Model Name: Massive sulfide, kuroko
Orebody
Form: TABULAR
Structure
Type: R
Description: There Is A North-South Regional Structural Trend
Type: L
Description: South Fault Cuts Off Ore Zone.
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Silicification, Chloritization, Sericitization
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Analytical Data: 0.106 OZ/TON AU, 0.59 OZ/TON AG, 0.33% CU, 1.78% ZN
Materials
Ore: Copper
Ore: Pyrrhotite
Ore: Chalcopyrite
Ore: Chalcocite
Ore: Malachite
Ore: Gold
Ore: Galena
Ore: Pyrite
Ore: Sphalerite
Comments
Comment (Commodity): AU AND AG ARE ENRICHED 2 OZ/TON IN CU CONCENTRATES MADE IN MILL TESTS.
Comment (Development): EXPLORATION IN 1977, 1979, AND 1990. COMPLEX LOW-GRADE ORE MUST BE CONCENTRATED BEFORE SOLD.
Comment (Deposit): AT DEPTH ARE MASSVIE STRINGERS OF CHALCOPYRITE AND SPHALERITE
Comment (Workings): OPEN PIT 500 FT LONG, 75 FT WIDE, 150 FT DEEP WITH 4 LEVELS BELOW PIT. 3 ADITS
Comment (Geology): VEINS IN DEPOSIT HAVE NO RELATION WITH THE ALDER CREEK STOCK
References
Reference (Deposit): BUNNING, B.B., 1990, GEOLOGIC MAP OF THE EAST HALF OF THE TWISP 1:100,000 QUADRANGLE, WASHINGTON: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES OPEN-FILE REPORT 90-9, SCALE 1:100,000.
Reference (Deposit): WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY INFORMATION CIRCULAR 63, P. 8
Reference (Deposit): WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY INFORMATION CIRCULAR 69, P. 9.
Reference (Deposit): DERKEY, R.E., JOSEPH, N.L., AND LASMANIS, RAYMOND, 1990, METAL MINES OF WASHINGTON - PRELIMINARY REPORT: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF GEOLOGY AND EARTH RESOURCES OPEN-FILE REPORT 90-18, P. 163.
Reference (Deposit): GRANT, A.R., 1976, REPORT OF EVALUATION, MINERAL RESOURCE ANALYSIS STUDY ON UNITED STATES FOREST SERVICE LAND, STATE OF WASHINGTON: UNPUB REPORT PREPARED FOR U.S. FOREST SERVICE - REGION 6, CONTRACT NO. 004724N, P. 25-26.
Reference (Deposit): HUNTTING, M.T., 1956, INVENTORY OF WASHINGTON MINERALS - PART II, METALLIC MINERALS: WASHINGTON DIVISION OF MINES AND GEOLOGY BULLETIN 37,V. 1, P. 135.
Reference (Deposit): JOSEPH, N.L., 1991, WASHINGTON'S MINERAL INDUSTRY - 1990: WASHINGTON GEOLOGY, V. 19, NO. 1, P. 3-24.
Reference (Production): GRANT, 1976
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